Meet & Greet with Markelle Grabo
Schedule
Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
5915 6th Ave A, Kenosha, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53140 | Kenosha, WI
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“A beguiling sapphic fairy tale with deft language, an eerily immersive setting, and characters that wrap themselves around the reader’s heart. Fans of historical fiction and fairy tale retellings alike will delight in this fresh, wonderfully queer homage to the Brothers Grimm!”—Ashlee Latimer, author of "Witchkiller"
Join Markelle Grabo at Blue House Books on Saturday, May 16th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Markelle will be chatting with readers and signing books, so stop by anytime during the event to meet this author!
Registration is not required, but RSVP here for event updates and reminders: https://withfriends.co/event/27754123
About THE REDWOOD BARGAIN:
I'm the fourth Redwood girl, and I mean to be the last.
Indentured servant Katrien longs to make amends after a difficult choice extended her cousin Helsa’s servitude with their lord of the manor. So when a dark creature in the forest known as The Redwood Man demands the lord’s youngest daughter as payment for saving his life, Katrien is eager to make her own bargain that will guarantee her cousin’s freedom—so long as she can successfully lie.
Katrien must fool The Redwood Man into believing she is the daughter he was promised, Lady Zaviera. Yet three girls have already lost their lives trying to pose as the young noblewoman, with the increasingly impatient forest lord seeing through each deception and exerting his wrath in return.
To ensure Katrien’s success where the girls before her have failed, Zaviera and her sisters teach her how to be the perfect imposter, even as The Redwood Man’s sentient vines threaten to consume the manor and its staff. Turning a kitchen maid into a proper lady is no simple task, and matters are complicated further as Katrien begins to fall for the tenderhearted lady she might die for. Caught between duty, desire, and Zaviera’s own blooming feelings, Katrien must decide if she’s truly willing to risk her life to right past wrongs and sacrifice herself for the girl she’s come to love.
About MARKELLE GRABO:
Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. Her YA romantic fantasy, "Call Forth a Fox", received a starred review from Shelf Awareness for its “beautifully layered construction of identity” and was selected for the CBC Teacher Favorites List and the ALA Rainbow Book List. Her gothic fantasy romance, "The Redwood Bargain", will be released in April 2026.
Markelle earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Loyola University Chicago and her master’s degree in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. When not writing, she enjoys hiking, food adventures, and going to the movies. Whatever she’s doing, she’s usually listening to an audiobook or a podcast at the same time. Raised in Wisconsin, Markelle now lives in the Greater Chicago Area with her husband and two very fluffy cats.
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